"Runaway," Page 21, 1953         
Here is page four of a four-page article by E. John Long entitled "Runaway." It was published originally in the August 1953 issue of "Trains & Travel" magazine, page 21. Partially Caption: "The view from below shows the stricken GG-1 and the forward end of the first coach as they had broken through the concourse floor and plunged into a basement baggage room." Visible here is Pennsylvania Railroad engine #4876, a GG-1 (2-C-C-2) built in Juniata in January of 1939 and rated at 4,620 horsepower.
Date: 8/1/1953 Location: Washington Union Sta, DC Views: 306 Collection Of:   Thomas C. Ayers
Locomotives: PRR 4876(GG1)    Author:  Thomas C. Ayers
"Runaway," Page 21, 1953
Picture Categories: InCab,Station,Wreck,Passenger This picture is part of album:  PRR: Long ~> "Runaway" ~ August 1953
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